Arizona Fall League Rising Stars....

What a terrific honor to have earned!

Way to go, Tyler!!!

bsbl247 - thank you for starting this thread. We of course are beside ourselves with joy and are headed out to Pennsylvania to watch the game with my in-laws and friends. My folks will be watching from Florida. Thanks everyone including my friend Prepster for their good wishes!

Oh my goodness, this is SO exciting! Congrats to ClevelandDad and to your whole family!

Go, Bortinator!!!!


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Congrats CD...Will add to some hometown cheering!

Good Luck in Hot Surprise!

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That would be interesting. Congratulations and do your best CD.
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Congratulations CD to you and Tyler - enjoy the game! Appreciate all you do for the HSBBW! Will be watching and rooting for Tyler.

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I thought I had replied to this thread? Anyway Congratulations to Tyler and to you Dan.Sorry I didnt mention it the other day.Your son has really impressed.He has the heart of a champion.

Congratulations!!

Will be watching! :-)

Congratulations!!!

I just heard today that Tyler made the roster!

Awesome news!

Congrats CD! Will the game be aired on hsbaseballweb radio?

Okay, it's 11-2 in the 7th inning and apparently one fan has had a little too much to drink and the field microphones are very sensitive.

Is that you, ClevelandDad?

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Originally posted by Sandman:
Congrats CD! Will the game be aired on hsbaseballweb radio?

No - we did not have rights to air the game on hsbbweb radio but Josh and I thought it might be a good time to chat with Tyler this evening on hsbbweb radio given the timing of things.

Hope people can listen this evening at 11:00 EST. See hsbbweb radio forum for link to show. Here's a video they made of him and many of the philosophies he plays the game by are discussed:

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play....145&topic_id=7617858

Just saw this, Very cool! Congrats CD!
I'll have to check this out!

Very nice interview CD! I know you must be extremely proud of your son and what he has accomplished!

Very nice interview!!Handsome boy!!Much to be proud of.

Hey Dan - Congrats to Bort and his family. You guys must be thrilled!!!

Loved the video on MLB. The thing what stuck out to me is Tyler's "unselfish" approach to the game - his "blue-collar" attitude. Gilly must be proud!

Watched every minute of the game....

Just watched the video. Nice.

Congrats!

Also just watched the video. Great professional approach. That's the kind of attitude that seems lacking sometimes at the highest levels. Talent, desire and this unselfish attitude will be welcomed by Tampa Bay!

Nice video. Humility, talent, good looks, the kid has got it all!

It's fun to watch someone we "know" playing the game.

Pretty cool for Tyler. CD, you have raised a very fine young man. As an aside, The Tampa Bay Director of Amatuer Scouting is a high school classmate of mine

Glad to see everyone enjoyed the video of Tyler. He is absolutely an outstanding professional and a fine baseball player. For those of you interested in learning more about him, please join us tonight at 11 PM EST as he calls into HSBBWeb Radio to chat about some baseball with CD and myself.

HSBBWeb Radio Interview With Tyler Bortnick

what a great interview with Tyler. Very humble with a true love for the game and his team mates. Many could learn a lot from this interview.

I recorded the AFL game Saturday night, and watched it Sunday evening after the football games. Also watched Tyler's MLB interview, and listened to the HSBBW Radio interview with JH and CD. Tyler is a great story, I know that CD is a proud dad...congratulations!

Just got to listen to Sunday night's interview with Tyler. Great job and I hope he gets used to doing interviews because it really seems he's on the fast track. Congratulations CD!

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Would have expected nothing less from the that classy young man...

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Surprise Saguaros vs Salt River Rafters in AZ Fall League Championship Today! Will finally get the chance to see CD's son in action from the get go!
Televised on MLB TV.1PM AZ time

I believe that he is injured.

Yes Tyler was injured on the last game of the regular season, I believe.

I noticed that 10 MLB teams combine to bring players to the Arizona Fall Leagues. What about the other teams? Do they have a similar league?

There are six teams in all, each team has 5 players represented that make up the six teams (25 per team).

You are only viewing 2 teams with players from 10 teams, playing against each other for the championship.

The other guys went home.

And now it's over! I don't have another game to watch until February 4th.

Oh, wow I dislike Winter and am beginning my countdown to PrimeJr's 1st game!

Winter is just fine. Its the cold weather I hate.

I noticed the Marlins broke out their new uniforms already in this game.

I like the new Uni's, and I like the Miami Marlins better then the Florida Marlins. Son got a letter from them...I could like them a lot more, lol!